And, with Andreas Bouchalakis suffering stiffness at half-time – forcing him to be replaced – Forest ended up with a makeshift midfield, with Chris Cohen and David Vaughan already missing through injury and new-signing Liam Bridcutt cup-tied.

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“It was an outstanding performance by the players and I thought first half we were, in a respectful way, way ahead. At 2-1 I thought we had three or four chances to put it to bed,” said Warburton, who made six changes to his starting line-up.

“The second goal was a wonder strike. But I thought we were dominant in the first half. Saturday is obviously in our minds and once Andreas Bouchalakis had gone off at half-time, with a little stiffness, we had no midfield. We had no Chris Cohen and no David Vaughan.

“I have to make a special mention to Ben Osborn, because he was outstanding. I don’t know what distance he covered, but we asked him to play out of position and he was outstanding.

“All over the park – we saw Jack Hobbs come on, Danny Fox played 120 minutes. There were so many positives from the team. I am delighted with the effort tonight.

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“Tyler put in a tireless shift in pre-season to get to where he is now – and that resulted in the quality performance you saw from him,” said Warburton.

“Jason Cummings rarely misses the target. He tested the keeper in the first half and hit the bar with a free-kick. He is a goalscorer. He has had to be patient, even after only four games of the season.

“But there is no doubt that he will be a tremendous asset for Nottingham Forest. He will make an impact on the Championship.”